Shocker.



P. E. PARKER.

SHOCKER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 3, I9I5.

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APPLxcATloN FILED Nov. 3. 1915.

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PEARL E. PARKER, OF WIN-CHESTEBQKANSAS, ASSIGOR OF ONELFOUBJTH TKO HENRY G. SIOKEL, 0F LEAVENWORTH'COUNTY, KAN-SAS, AND ONE-FCURTH TO yS'CIN JACOB Dorm, or JoHivsoN coUiv'rr,` Kansas.

SHOCKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nenas, 191e.

Application led November 3, 1915. Serial No. 59,341.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, PEARL E. PARKER, a Ycitizen of the United States, residing at Vinchester, in the county of Jeiferson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShockei-s, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a machine, mounted on running-gear, adapted to receive the bun-V dles or sheaves of grain from `a binder, con- 'vey them to a shocker platform where they are assembled in a shock, and then to deposit the shock on the ground.`

My invention is a machine ycomplete in itself; but it is specially adapted to accompany and be attached to the'binder, so that letlicient means for ope 'ating same whereby the shocks may be deposited upon the,v ground;` ralsoto provide the lcertain parts, improvef `mentsfand combinations 'hereinafter-f set forth. l

the shocking will beyaccomplished as an auxiliary operation as the `binder and with ity-the shocker travel across the eld.

It is the object of my invention to provide such a machine by the use of which the shocking may be accomplished as an auxiliary and continuous operation accompanying the binder; also top rovide an especially shccleassembling support and The inventionlfcomprises, in the main, a suitable framemounted onrunnmg gear, a

conveyer Aadapted to receive the bundles from thebinder -and convey themM to the sho `ker y platform wherey they may f be 'assembled in shocks, the shocking platform,

and meansI for operating the shockingplatform so asy to deposit the shocks on the ground.

It `also comprises an especially shocking platform.

It also comprises the parts, improvements,

and combinations hereinafter set yforth and claimed.

In the drawings*accompanying land forming part of this specification and in the def scription of the drawings Ihave shown my inventionV in its preferredfform and lwhat I l*deem to be the best mode of applying thel lprinciples thereof; but it is to `be understood atliat, Within f the scope not 1 the appended eiiicient dotted outline.A Fig. 5 is a plan view of the shocker platform, detached. rFig. 6 isl a vertical 4central sectional elevation approximately on a plane indicated by the line 6 in Fig. 2. Figs. 7, 8. 9,`and 10 are details of the clutch and latch andconnecting andoperating mechanism, for controlling and operating the shocker platform, 4together with portions of adjacentv parts of the machine. Fig. 7 shows apart of the' mainfshaft,`the

clutch, the latclnanda section ofthe fra-me and side-piece of the platform on a plane indicated by the line 7"in Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a side elevation ofthe samerparts, partly in section and partly broken awayythe shaft and clutch memberl being shownv in 'section "on-a*plane indicatedby the line-Sfin Fig.7. Fig. 9 fisa' sidefelevationof the adjacent machine'frame andshowing lespecially the connecting and foot levers. Fig. 10"-isf'a''s`ection of the frame, approximately on a plane indicated by the line l0 in Fig. 9,/and showin o the foot lever.

Similar reference characters indicate `similar parts throughout the several views.

1, l, 2, 2 are the side and top rails, "the former being connected together by the bars 3, '3. Depending from the rear rails, 2,- 2

'are the-studs 4, i 4, to which areffastened thefstrips or slatso, andtheways 6, 6j respectively; these forming the two sides of the platformen which the shock is to-be assembled.

Secured to theunder side ofthe rear ends of the rails 1, l are the brackets 7, 7, which are mounted on the main# shaft '8, to the opposite ends of which are secured the wheels 9,19.

" LQ bracket secnrei tothe forward lend.

of the frame, and to this bracket is pivoted an axle 11, supported on wheels 12, 12.

13 represents a tongue or pair of shafts or other suitable draft appliance.

ylhe bars 3, 3 project from the left-hand side of the frame and their ends are formed as bearings 14, 14, through which loosely extends the rod 15. To the extreme ends of the rod are secured the brackets 16, 16, respectively; these brackets are adapted to be rigidly secured to certain portions of the frame of a binder. Springs 17, 17 are interposed between the respective bearings and brackets, the purpose of the springs being to ease the jar between the binder and the shocker owing .to unequal travel, especially in starting and stopping.

18 is an endless conveyor mounted between the rails 1, 1 on the rollers 19, 19. On the shaft or spindle of the rearward roller is mounted one of a pair of gears 20, the other of which is mounted on a stub shaft 21 mounted in a bearing bracket 22 and carrying a sprocket wheel 23 operatively connected, by means of sprocket chain .24,v

with sprocket wheel 25 on the main shaft. lt will be understood that the conveyor is continuously in motion while the machine is moving. Obviously, too, the main shaft is adapted for use in connection with a suitable compensating device connected with the sprocket wheel 25 so that the conveyor will be driven either by both wheels 9, 9 or by either of them, as in turning corners. The machine is intended to be connected with the binder in such location that the conveyer will receive the bundles discharged from the binder. Ordinarily, the bundle-carrier of the binder would be removed, and my ma' chine so attached that the forward part of the conveyer would come in about the location usually occupied by the bundle carrier. The operation of the conveyer carries the bundles from front to rear of the machine.

The shocker platform (see detached view, F ig. 5) comprises the side strips 26, 26, which fit in the respective ways 6, 6, a transverse connecting bar 27, and the rods or tines 28. r1`he rods or tines are secured at their forward ends by being screw-threaded through the bar, with lock nuts 29. to hold them rigidly in place.

30 is a bar extending transversely between the two side strips and adapted to support the forward portions of the rods or tines, the rearward portions being free of support. These rods or tines are made of steel, and have some degree of flexibility, so they will bend under the weight of a load supported on them, giving them a slight slant toward the rear.

32, 32 are two guide blocks secured rigidly to and spaced apart from the side strips by means of spacers 33 and bolts 34. The spacers extend through the slots` 35, 35 in the ways, and the guide blocks fit on the outer sides of the ways, and serve to holdthe parts from spreading apart. rlhe guide blocks also serve another purpose as will be explained presently. Secured to the forward end of the platform are the pins 36, 36, to which are pivoted the rear ends. of the connecting rods 37, 37, respectively, the front ends of the rods being pivoted to the arms 38, 38 secured to opposite ends of the shaft 39 mounted in bearing brackets 40, 40, and carrying a sprocket wheel 41 which is chain 42, with sprocket wheel 43 which is loosely mounted on the main shaft 8. rThe sprocket wheel 43 Vforms one member, 44, of a clutch, the other member, 45, of which is secured on the shaft by means of a feather or spline 46 so as to be movable longitudinally thereon, to be engaged with and disengaged from the member 44. Mounted on the member 45 is a. collar 47 secured to a rod 48 which extends along and parallel with the shaft through the side frame, its outer end being pivoted to a lever 49 fulcrumed in a bracket V50 on a base-plate 21 secured to the side frame. To the other end of the lever 49 is pivoted the latch 52 which engages in a hole 53 in the side strip 26 of the shocker platform. The lever 49 has a hole 54 through which extends the lower end 55 of the lever 56 the upper end of which is formed as a pedal 57. rThis lever is pivoted to the plate 58 secured to the foot-rest 59 of the attendants seat 60. A spring 61 is provided to hold the parts just described in normal position as shown in the full outlines in the drawings and to restore them to that position. The normal position of the clutch is the disengaged position, and the normal position of the latch is in engagement with the platform strip to prevent movement of the platform. rlhe shifted po sitions are the engaged clutch members and the latch free from the platform strip. The result of the shifted position while the machine is moving on its running gear is to rotate the shaft 39, which, through the arms 38, 38 and connecting rods 37, 37, carries the platform forwardly to the extreme position indicated by the dotted outlines in F ig. 6. During this movement, which is initiated by pressing down on the pedal 57, the latch 52 rides with its inner end against the platform side strip, and holds the clutch in engaged position even though the foot be removed from the pedal. A second hole, 62, is provided, however, which comes into register with the latch when the platform is in extreme forward position, and thereupon the latch, under pressure of the spring, enters that hole and the clutch becomes disengaged, stopping further movement of the platform. By holding down the pedal until the platform has started its return move= `operatively connected, by means of sprocket nient, the mechanism will not be stopped at the forward position ofthe platform, `but r the hole 62 may be used or omitted, as may be desired, depending on the nature of the work, -the gearing, etc.

On the outer side of each side of the -frame is a lever pivoted at 64e. The lower end of this lever yis in the path of the guide block 32, and the upper end is pivoted to the rear end of a linkA whose forward end is secured to the rod 6G, which extends trans` versely kacross the `framethrough the slots l67, 67. The rod is normally at the forward kend ofy the shocker platform frame, so that bundles discharged from the conveyor onto the platform fall back of the rod.

68 is a rod extending transversely across the frame at the rear end of the shocker; it is secured at opposite ends to the arms of the bell-crank Ylevers 69, 69, respectively, pivoted at T0, 70, the otherarms of which, Tl, are provided with pins 72, which are in the paths'of the upper ends of the levers 63, 63, respectively. --The purpose of the rod 68 isfto yhold the shock on the platform, tov preventit'from falling or slipping olf the rear end. The purpose of the rod GG to assist in discharging the shock from the platform. The movement forwardly of the `platform moves these parts to the'positions indicated by the dotted outlines in Fig. 6 by reason of the engagement of the guide blocks 82, 32 with levers 63, GS, respectively, drawing the rod 6G rearwardly to push the shock off and raising the rodL GS to permit the shock to be pushed oil". lnasinuch as the travel of the platform is longer than is necessary for thc full stroke of these rods, the guide blocks are provided with rearwardly projecting tails or extensions on. which the leveil 63 inaylride at the ends of its movement; or, if desired, the tails may be tnrned upwardly to increase the movement. Upon return of the platform, these `parts are restored to normal positions by means ofthe springs va, o.

Having explained the details, l .will now explain the general operation of the ma.- chine. As intimated, while I contemplate fasteningthis machine to the binder by a yielding connection, l also contemplate the use of draft animals or devices to pull the machine independently of the binders draft animals or devices. An attendant is stationed on the machine. preferably on the seat. As the bundles' are received from the `binder ony the forward end of the conveyor, they are conveyed to ftherear end ofthe conveyor and discharged onto the platform.y

The attendant there manipulates the bundles ment 'and piles them in regulation shocks as far stored to norma-l position, the same process may be carried on repeatedly while the ma-v chine is on the move. By omitting the hole 62, the shocker platform will make a com-k plete phase of its movements automatically in response to a pressure on the pedal. l1,

however, the machine is geared for a verv quick movement, the second hole becomes desirable in order to give the machine a chance to get away-from the shock just deposited before forcing the platform back again. f

At the far side of the machine, that is, opposite the binder, is erected a board 75, whose purpose is to prevent the bundles from being accidentally lost over the side of the conveyer.

'Having thus described my invention, what lclaim is:

l. The combination of running gear, a frame `mounted thereon and formed with vi'ays in its lower rear portion, means for connecting said frame with a harvesting upper forward part of the frame and adapted to convey from front to rear of the frame,

connecting mechanism between the Arunning gear and the conveyor whereby the conveyer is driven by the running gear; a shock-assembling and discharging platform reciprocatingly mounted in said ways having movehorizontal plane and attached at their forward ends to said platform frame andv their i `rear ends being free; a shaft mounted in the framefornf'ard. of the platform, crank arms secured 'to the shaft, connecting rods between the crank arms and the platform, connecting mechanism between the shaft and i the running gear whereby said shaft is driven by said running gear and said connecting mechanism including a clutch, means for controlling and operating said clutch, a

shock-holding rod extending transversely? 'across said frame at the rear of the platform, a discharging rod extending across the frame at the forward end of the plat- YAfornfnz and connecting 'irmeclianism' between the platform and said last two named rods forwardly and rearwardly of *theframe and comprising a skeleton platform `frame and a series of rods extending from yfront to rear and being in substantially a feo machine, an endless conveyor mounted in the for lifting the retaining rod and moving the discharge rod rearwardly upon the forward movement of the platform.

2. The combination of running gear, a frame mounted thereon and formed with ways in its lower rear portion, means for connecting said frame with a harvesting machine, an endless conveyer mounted in the forward upper part of the frame, connecting mechanism whereby the conveyer is driven to convey from front to rear by the running gear; a shock-assembling and discharging platform mounted in said ways at and under the rear end of the conveyer and having forward and rearward reciprocating movement in said ways and formed with a series of rods having their rear ends free; connecting mechanism between the running gear and the platform whereby the platform is actuated by the running gear, said connecting mechanism including a clutch normally disengaged, a vertically movable shock-retaining rod across the rear of the frame above the platform, a shock-discharging rod across said frame at and above the front end of the platform and movable rearwardly, and suitable connectingA and actuating mechanism associated with the last two named rods and the platform for lifting the retaining rod and moving the discharging rod rearwardly upon the forward movement of the platform.

3.`The combination of running gear, a main frame mounted thereon and formed with ways in its lower rear portion, an endless conveyer mounted in the forward upper portion of the frame, connecting mechanism whereby the conveyer is driven to convey from front to rear by the running gear; a shock-assembling and discharging platform reciprocatingly mounted in said ways, having forward and rearward movement and located at the discharge end of said conveyer, a shock-discharging device at and above the forward end of said platform and having rearward and forward movement, connecting mechanism between the running gear and the platform and said device and including a clutch whereby said platform and said device are actuated by the running gear, and means for controlling said clutch; the forward movement of the platform and the rearward movement of the said device simultaneously coperating on the shock to discharge it from said platform onto the ground.

4.. The combination of running gear, a main frame mounted thereon and formed with ways in its lower rear portion, a oonveyer mounted in the forward upper portion of the frame connecting mechanism between the running gear and the conveyer for actuating the conveyer to convey from front to rear; a shock-assembling and dise charging platform reciprocatingly mounted in said ways and having its forward end under the rear end of the conveyer and also having forward and rearward movement in said ways; a shock-holding device located at the rear end of said platform, a shockdischarging device located at and above the forward end of said platform and having rearward movement, connecting mechanism between the running gear and the platform,`

the shock-holding device, and the shockdischarging device, whereby they are actuated by the running gear, said connecting mechanism including a clutch, and means for controlling said clutch; said shock-discharging device coperating with said platform to discharge the shock onto the ground from said platform by a rearward movement against the shock simultaneously with the forward movement of the platform and the withdrawing movement of the shockholding device; together with suitable means for restoring said parts to their normal positions.

5. The combination of running gear, a main frame mounted thereon, a conveyer mounted in the forward upper portion of the frame, connecting mechanism between the running gear and the conveyer whereby the conveyer is driven from front to rear by the running gear; a shock-assembling platform mounted in the lower rear portion of the main frame with its forward end under the rear end of the conveyer and having forward and rearward movement in the frame; a shock-discharging device mounted 'in the frame above the forward end of the platform and having rearward and forward movement, connecting mechanism between the running gear and the platfo-rm and the said shock-discharging device, and including a clutch, for simultaneously imparting forward movement to the platform and rearward movement to the shock-discharging device, means for controlling said clutch, and means for restoring said platform and said shock-discharging device to their initial positions.

5. rEhe combination of a running gear, a main frame mounted thereon, a conveyer mounted in the frame, a shock-assembling platform mounted in the frame and adapted to receive from the conveyer and having forward and rearward movement, a shockdischarging device mounted in the frame at and above the forward end of the platform and having rearward and forward movement, means for actuating the platform and the shock-discharging device, and means for controlling said actuating means, said shock-discharging device and said platform being adapted to move simultaneously in opposite directions.

7, The combination vof a running gear, a

frame mounted thereon, a shock-assembling forward and rearward movement therein, a shock-discharging device cooperating with the platform, and means for actuating the platform and the shock-discharging device,

said shock-discharging device cooperating, by a rearward movement against the shock, to push the shock `olf of the platform simultaneously with the forward movementvr ofthe platform.

S. The combination of a running gear, a frame mounted thereon, a shock-assembling platform mounted in the frame and having forward and rearward movement therein and formed with a series of rods extending from front to rear and having their rear ends free, means for actuating said platform, and a device cooperating with the platform and adapted to push the shock rearwardly simultaneously with the forward movement of the platform.

9. The combination of a running gear, a frame mounted thereon, a shock-assembling platform mounted in the frame and having forward and rearward movement therein and formed with a series of rearwardly extending shoclrsupporting rods having their rear ends free, means for actuating said platform, a shock-holding device at and above the rear end of said platform, a device adapted to push rearwardlyT against the shock, and suitable actuating mechanism for the shock-holding device and the shock-pushing device whereby said shock-holding device is withdrawn and said shock-pushing device is moved rearwardly against the shock simultaneously with the forward movement of the platform.

10. The combination of a running gear, a frame mounted thereon, a shock-assembling platform mounted in the frame and having forward and rearward movement therein, suitable power transmission mechanism between the running gear and the platform including a normally disengaged clutch, a latch for positively holding the platform against movement in the frame, connections between the clutch and the latch whereby they coperate, a spring for closing said latch and disengaging said clutch and tending to hold them in those positions, means for operating said clutch and latch against the force of said spring to engage the clutch and release the latch, and means associated with the platform for automatically permitting the spring to close the latch and disengage the clutch.

1l. The combination of a running gear, a frame mounted thereon, a shock-assembling platform mounted in the frame and having forward and rearward movement therein, actuating mechanism for the platform normally out of operative engagement therewith, a latch for positivelyT holding theplatformagainst movement in the frame, means f for bringing said actuating means into and out of operative engagement with the ,platf form, said means .being connected vithsaidi latch, and cooperating therewith, means for releasing said latch and bringing said llast-r named means into operative position,y and means associated with `the platform Afor f au tomatically closing said latch and disengaging said operative means.

12. The combination of a running gear, a frame mounted thereon, a conveyer mounted in the frame, a shoclr-assembling platform mounted in the frame, bars extending laterally from the frame, a rod extending loosely through the outer ends of said bars and ex-V tending forwardly and rearwardly thereof, plates rigidly secured to the extreme ends of said rod and adapted to be secured to a harvesting machine, and springs interposed between the respective bars and plates for cushioning the movement of the rod withy gear; a shockwassembling and discharging platform mounted in said ways at and under the rear end of the conveyer and having forward and rearward reciprocating movement in said ways and formed of a series of rods having their rear ends free; connecting mechanism .between the running gear and the platform whereby the platform is actuated by the running gear, said connecting mechanism including a clutch normally disengaged, a shock-discharging rod at and above the front end of the platform and movable rearwardly, and suitable connecting and actuating mechanism associated with said rod and the platform for simultaneously moving the discharging rod rearwardly upon the forward movement of the platform.

lil. The combination of running gear, a frame mounted thereon and formed with ways in its lower rear portion, a horizontally disposed conveyer mounted in the upper and forward portion of the frame and adapted to convey from front to rear, means for actuating the conveyer; a shock-assembling and discharging platform mounted in said ways at and under the rear end of the conveyer and having forward and rearward movement in said ways and formed with a series of shock-supporting rods having their rear ends free; a shock-discharging device at and above the forward end of said platform and movable rearwardly, and suitable actuating and controlling mechanism asso- In testimony whereof I have aixed my ciated with said platform and shock-dissignature in the presence of two witnesses. charging device for simultaneously moving PEARL E PARKER the platform forwardly and the shock-dis- 5 charging device rearwardly to discharge the Witnesses:

shock onto the ground and for restoring said ABRAHAM ROSENFIELD, elements to initial positions. HENRY G. SICKEL.

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